Gigue

Quick meaning: Gigue is a noun meaning an Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period).

Meaning

an Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period).

Example Sentences

[…] sweet to us it is to behold delightful dancing, be it the stately splendour of the Pavane which progresseth as large clouds at sun-down that pass by in splendour; or the graceful Allemande; or the Fandango, which goeth by degrees from languorous beauty to the swiftness and passion of Bacchanals dancing on the high lawns under a summer moon that hangeth in the pine trees; or the joyous maze of the Galliard; or the Gigue, dear to the Foliots.

Word Forms

• gigues

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include galliard, gaillarde, gavot, gailliarde, gnossienne, galop.

Related Dictionary Tools